AeroVironment
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General information
AeroVironment builds autonomous systems for defense customers, working across air, land, sea, space and cyber. Its products include Switchblade, a loitering munition that flies until it strikes a target, and small military drones like Raven, Wasp and Puma. It also makes counter-drone systems and directed-energy weapons. The company is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Paul B. MacCready Jr. founded AeroVironment in 1971. It is now publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker AVAV, with a market value of $10 billion. The company employs 3,750 people and reported $820.6 million in revenue for fiscal 2025. What started as a small company is now a defense supplier worth billions on the stock market.
Currently, there's a total of 347 job openings at AeroVironment. Over the last 30 days, 275 jobs were added and 69 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~10 days before being removed). Historically, the median salary is ~$175,671.1
Website
Headquarters
Arlington VA, United States
Industry
Industrials
Category
Aerospace & Defense
Employees
3,400
Hiring activity
373Open jobs
+365Added in 30 days
−138Closed in 30 days
13 daysHow long jobs stay open
New jobs added per week2
View these weekly figures as a table
| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | 72 |
| July 27, 2026 | 31 |
| August 3, 2026 | 0 |
| August 10, 2026 | 157 |
| August 17, 2026 | 64 |
| August 24, 2026 | 54 |
| August 31, 2026 | 47 |
| September 7, 2026 (in progress) | 43 |
Open jobs
373 open · updated today
Pricing Analyst 8 Locations 16 days ago
Material Planner III West Valley City, UT 16 days ago
Lead Systems Engineer Huntsville, AL 16 days ago
Senior RF/DSP Engineer Leesburg, VA 16 days ago
VP, Loitering Munitions Systems (Business Unit) Simi Valley, CA 16 days ago
Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist West Valley City, UT 16 days ago
Material Control Specialist II Petaluma, CA 17 days ago
Platform Software Engineer, Senior Sunrise, FL 17 days ago
Business Development Intern Germantown, MD 17 days ago
Procurement Expeditor Specialist Petaluma, CA 17 days ago
Senior Linux Systems Administrator 9 Locations 17 days ago
Cyber Security Upcoming Contract Opportunities Annapolis Junction, MD 17 days ago
Sr. Manager, Depot Repair & Sustaining Operations Petaluma, CA 17 days ago
NPI Manager III Simi Valley, CA 17 days ago
Buyer II Petaluma, CA 17 days ago
Research Engineer- Adaptive Structures Wpafb 17 days ago
Electronics Technician II Petaluma, CA 17 days ago
Manufacturing Engineer III Simi Valley, CA 18 days ago
Lead Project Manager Sunrise, FL 18 days ago
Engineering Development Technician II Simi Valley, CA 18 days ago
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What does AeroVironment actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $140,125. Note that 33% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4
Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
| Bracket | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Under $100k | 48 jobs (15%) |
| $100k to $150k | 164 jobs (52%) |
| $150k to $200k | 79 jobs (25%) |
| $200k and up | 27 jobs (8%) |
Plus 53 hourly jobs at $17 to $53 an hour.
Posted ranges on jobs open now4
Vice President of Cybersecurity & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)$245,500 – $393,000
Chief Compliance Officer$245,500 – $393,000
Vice President, IAMD Business GM$245,500 – $393,000
$84k$393k
VP of Global Supply Chain$245,500 – $393,000
Engineering Associate Vice President, Business Group Chief Engineer$224,500 – $359,000
Engineering Vice President, Business Group Chief Engineer$224,500 – $359,000
Sr. Director, P&C Business Partner$191,000 – $305,750
Senior Director, CUAS RF Product Portfolio$187,000 – $299,000
Sr. Director, Program Management$187,000 – $299,000
Director - ARD$180,500 – $289,000
Sr. Director Operations$178,000 – $284,750
Capture Director, Sr$175,000 – $280,000
Director, Enterprise Execution & Strategic Initiatives$170,500 – $272,750
Director of Information Security$170,500 – $272,750
Software Engineer$125,000 – $270,000
CNO Developer$102,000 – $270,000
Software Engineer (Level 2)$102,000 – $270,000
Finance Integration Director$167,500 – $268,000
Senior Network Engineer$150,000 – $265,000
Director, Program Management$163,000 – $261,000
Director, Global IT Support$163,000 – $261,000
DevOps Engineer$102,000 – $255,000
Software System Engineer$102,000 – $255,000
Director of Finance - LMS$165,580 – $252,160
Senior System Administrator$170,000 – $250,000
Systems Engineer, Principal$154,500 – $247,250
Sr. Principal - GNC Engineer$154,500 – $247,250
RF System Architect$154,500 – $247,250
Sr. Principal GNC Engineer$154,500 – $247,250
Chief Engineer, Systems$154,500 – $247,250
Product Line Chief Engineer - Future Missile Systems Development$154,500 – $247,250
Program Manager$120,000 – $245,000
Business Development Director, Sr.$152,000 – $243,250
EW Product Sales Director$152,000 – $243,250
Director of Manufacturing - Space Technologies$148,000 – $237,000
Product Line Director – EW Communications Technology$148,000 – $237,000
Product Line Director – LOCUST Programs$148,000 – $237,000
Director, Program Management$148,000 – $237,000
Director, Program Management$148,000 – $237,000
Director, Directed Energy Operations$148,000 – $237,000
Director, Business Operations$148,000 – $237,000
Director of Engineering, Directed Energy Systems$148,000 – $237,000
Product Line Director - EW Systems$148,000 – $237,000
Principal DSP Engineer$153,500 – $234,250
Program Manager$170,000 – $230,000
Sr. Manager, Program Management$147,500 – $225,000
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer$147,000 – $224,250
Principal Electrical Engineer$147,000 – $224,250
Software Engineer (EMB), Sr.$147,000 – $224,250
Principal Software Engineer$147,000 – $224,250
Systems Engineer, Sr. Staff$147,000 – $224,250
Principal Embedded Software Engineer$147,000 – $224,250
Principal DevSecOps Software Engineer$147,000 – $224,250
Legislative Affairs Director$145,000 – $221,250
Senior System Administrator$170,000 – $220,000
Senior Systems Engineer$125,000 – $220,000
Senior Systems Engineer$125,000 – $219,500
Computer Scientist$125,000 – $219,000
Senior Manager, Physical Security$141,000 – $215,000
Senior Manager-GNC Engineer$141,000 – $215,000
Manager, Mission Systems Software$141,000 – $215,000
Sr. Manager, Depot Repair & Sustaining Operations$141,000 – $215,000
Software Engineer$170,000 – $214,000
Senior Program Manager / Product Manager – Advanced Targeting & Tracking (A$139,371 – $212,315
Manager – Financial Analysis and Reporting$121,000 – $212,000
Senior Program Manager$139,000 – $212,000
Export Controls Officer$139,000 – $212,000
Data Scientist$107,000 – $212,000
Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level 4$83,500 – $210,000
Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level 3$83,500 – $210,000
Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level 2$83,500 – $210,000
Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level 1$83,500 – $210,000
Digital Network Exploitation Analyst (DNEA)$83,500 – $210,000
Full-Stack Software Engineer$83,500 – $210,000
Full-Stack Software Engineer$83,500 – $210,000
Exploitation Analyst (EA)$83,500 – $210,000
Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA) Level 4$83,500 – $210,000
UX Visual Analyst$83,500 – $210,000
Target Digital Network Analyst (TDNA) Level 2$83,500 – $210,000
Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer$137,500 – $209,750
Software Test Engineer (QA Analyst)$83,500 – $208,750
Cryptologic Computer Scientist$87,000 – $208,000
Principal Missile Systems Simulation, Test & Analysis Engineer$133,500 – $203,750
Principal Software Engineer$133,500 – $203,750
Sr. Staff Safety Engineer$133,500 – $203,750
Development Engineer, Principal. (DevOps)$133,500 – $203,750
DevSecOps Engineer$162,000 – $200,000
Machine Learning Engineer III$129,500 – $197,500
Lead Engineer – Mechanical Engineering$128,000 – $195,250
Lead Systems Engineer$128,000 – $195,250
Senior Manager, Industrial Security$128,000 – $195,250
Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering - Space Technologies$128,000 – $195,250
Senior Manager, Finance Systems$128,000 – $195,250
Senior DSP Engineer$128,000 – $195,250
Sustainment & Deployment Operations Manager$128,000 – $195,250
Senior RF/DSP Engineer$128,000 – $195,250
Principal Product Marketing Manager$126,500 – $192,750
Senior Program Control Analyst - EVM$126,500 – $192,750
Business Development Director - Commercial$126,500 – $192,750
Director Business Development - Government and Defense$126,500 – $192,750
Hourly jobs
Field Service Representative Instructor II$34 – $53 an hour
Technician III - Hardware Development$33 – $50 an hour
CNC Programmer/Machinist$31 – $48 an hour
Engineering Flight Test Specialist III$31 – $48 an hour
Engineering Flight Test Specialist II$31 – $48 an hour
Engineering Flight Test Specialist II$31 – $48 an hour
Engineering Development Technician IV$31 – $48 an hour
Engineering Development Technician IV$31 – $48 an hour
Research Program Manager, Clinical Research$29 – $44 an hour
Field Service Representative II$29 – $44 an hour
Field Service Representative$29 – $44 an hour
Field Service Representative - Site Lead$27 – $42 an hour
Engineering Development Tech III$27 – $41 an hour
Production Technician Sr.$26 – $40 an hour
Sr. Administrative Assistant$26 – $40 an hour
Production Technician Lead$26 – $40 an hour
Procurement Expeditor Specialist$25 – $39 an hour
Technician III – Field Support Generalist$25 – $38 an hour
Hardware Technician - Test Automation$25 – $38 an hour
Production Technician$24 – $37 an hour
Accounts Payable Clerk III$25 – $36 an hour
Production Team Senior Lead$24 – $36 an hour
Electronic Technician$24 – $36 an hour
Digital Marketing Associate$23 – $35 an hour
Production Control Clerk III$23 – $35 an hour
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Common questions
Is AeroVironment hiring now?
Yes. There are 373 open jobs, with 365 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 13 days, so don't wait.
How much does AeroVironment pay?
Posted pay runs $83,500 to $393,000 a year, and the median is $140,125. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.
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Notes & sources
1,197 daily listing observations, Jun 14 to Sep 12 windowRechecked daily, last September 12, 2026
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from AeroVironment's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
- 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on AeroVironment's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of AeroVironment's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
Sources
avinc.com, checked daily
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